Thompson Glacier
Thompson Glacier is a channel glacier draining northward to the head of Paulding Bay. Delineated by Gardner Dean Blodgett from aerial photographs taken by Operation Highjump.Thompson Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 128 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-66.75° or 66° 45′ south
Longitude
123.58333° or 123° 35′ east
Elevation
128 metres (420 feet)
Open location code
3Q557H2M+28
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Thompson Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Thompson Glacier”
- Chinese: “湯普森冰川”
- German: “Thompson-Gletscher”
- Italian: “Ghiacciaio Thompson”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Thompsonbreen”
- Swedish: “Thompson Glacier (glaciär i Antarktis)”
- Swedish: “Thompson Glacier”
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